BEER DART BBQ

BEER DART BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 29 at the Big Blue BBQ Championship (2025). They are ranked #2826 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Beer Dart BBQ*”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,826

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1510

peak 1516 · rated over 22 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 8, 2017

latest Sep 4, 2026 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#422

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

22% of 23 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

692.5260 / 720

Master · Harper County Bullseye BBQ

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

683.22 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.68 (+16.54)

Walk rate

65%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition

Consistency

±21.70

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.22 · weakest Brisket (164.39)

Road miles

2,689

across 23 mapped stops · furthest 110 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)

Purse competed for

$170K

listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 17 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.68 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

They almost always walk

65% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 15 of 23 contests

A top-10 category call in 65% of their 23 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

692.5260 career-best overall

96.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 692.5260 at Harper County Bullseye BBQ — 96.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 15, 2021

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

ROCK N BLUES BBQ has finished one call ahead of BEER DART BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

17–0 behind in the head-to-head

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.84 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 35%.

Brisket avg 164.39
Chicken avg 170.22
2 calls in 23 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smokin Carr BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

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The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Big Blue BBQ Championship (Jun 4, 2021).

last seen Sep 20, 2019
back Jun 4, 2021

Chicken nemesis

11 of 17 shared chicken entries lost

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead 65% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MAN MEAT BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 17 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BOB'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 50% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 50% across 11 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

11 June contests
top 59% the rest of the year

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#1025 (95 pts)	#799 (185 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1037 (105 pts)	#1094 (85 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1157 (65 pts)	#1190 (75 pts)	#1021 (120 pts)	#1123 (85 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#422 (465 pts)	#174 (1,105 pts)	#647 (325 pts)	#420 (505 pts)	#506 (385 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1491 (128 pts)	#1720 (118 pts)	#1530 (138 pts)	#1406 (173 pts)	#1572 (123 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BEER DART BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

92 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

42 BBQ

#2,823 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1525

4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to BEER DART BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — BEER DART BBQ ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 29, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

EAST LENEXA BBQ

#2,832 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1519

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BEER DART BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before BEER DART BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ

#2,835 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1518

Careers of much the same size, 24 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2019

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Hooligans Barbecue

#2,844 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1510

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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IRON BBQ

#2,839 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1572

31 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Feb 24, 2024

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MORT'S MEAT MAFIA

#2,845 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1545

Level with BEER DART BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 31 contests
last seen May 22, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAN MEAT BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
ALWAYS SAUCED	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
IMAT BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
MUNNY'S STOVE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Smokin Carr BBQ	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
BARREL BOYS BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Lucky D's BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
POP'S HOBO BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Smoked & Furious	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Cities Edge BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Dr. Squealgood BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
WOOD HOOK BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	8	2	5	180 🔥	159.9544	170.22	top 44%
Pork Ribs	23	5	1	1	175.4400	135.3716	164.96	top 60%
Pork	23	7	0	3	178.2972	145.6344	167.11	top 51%
Brisket	23	2	0	1	176	141.0628	164.39	top 63%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 44%
Medium (20–39)	19	top 58%
Large (40+)	3	top 66%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Big Blue BBQ Championship	4	7	top 46%	Jun 6, 2025
Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	4	13	top 52%	Jun 9, 2023
Smoke on the River (Day 1)	2	18	top 87%	Sep 4, 2026
Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest	2	18	top 53%	Jun 13, 2025
Smoke on the Water	2	9	top 45%	Oct 13, 2023
Harper County Bullseye BBQ	2	7	top 70%	Oct 15, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 5 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 23 of 23 contests

Contests visited 13 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 412 finished ahead 315 times, behind 528

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Sep 20, 2019 → Jun 4, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Sep 4 Most recent contest Smoke on the River (Day 1)

20251 milestone

Jun 6 Peak power rating (1516) Big Blue BBQ Championship

20231 milestone

Jun 30 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition

20212 milestones

Jun 11 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
Oct 15 Career-best overall score692.5260 Harper County Bullseye BBQ

20192 milestones

May 31 First category win (Pork Ribs) Big Blue BBQ Championship
Sep 20 First overall top-10 Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off

20173 milestones

Sep 8 First tracked contest Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Sep 22 First call Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival
Sep 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5028 Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	Big Blue BBQ Championship	Jun 6, 2025
+13.1	Smoke on the Water	Oct 13, 2023
+9.7	Big Blue BBQ Championship	Jun 3, 2022
+7.9	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	Oct 15, 2021
+7.7	Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off	Sep 20, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 8, 2017
-9.6	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	Oct 19, 2018
-7.3	Smoke on the River	Sep 1, 2023
-6.3	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 10, 2022
-5.3	Smoke on the River (Day 1)	Sep 4, 2026

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	100%	top 84%	93.6%	93.6%
2025	2	1	0	100%	top 37%	95.9%	95.3%
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 56%	94.5%	94.5%
2023	5	1	2	80%	top 62%	95.7%	94%
2022	3	1	0	33%	top 53%	94.4%	92.6%
2021	3	1	0	67%	top 51%	96.2%	94.3%
2019	3	1	1	100%	top 51%	94.2%	92.4%
2018	3	0	0	33%	top 69%	92.5%	90.1%
2017	2	0	0	50%	top 75%	90.6%	86.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 4, 2026	Smoke on the River (Day 1) 🏅 Burlington, KS	21 / 25 (674.1600)	10 (174.2628)	20 (167.9772)	24 (163.3944)	21 (168.5256)
Jun 13, 2025	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	18 / 36 (681.6112)	5 (174.8800)	26 (165.0972)	16 (171.9656)	20 (169.6684)
Jun 6, 2025	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	7 / 29 (690.8112)	20 (168.5484)	6 (174.8572)	3 (176.5600)	15 (170.8456)
Jun 7, 2024	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	24 / 43 (680.4456)	22 (170.8344)	13 (171.9772)	20 (172.5484)	31 (165.0856)
Oct 13, 2023	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	9 / 39 (689.0744)	1 (178.8572)	24 (167.9772)	11 (171.4172)	14 (170.8228)
Sep 1, 2023	Smoke on the River 🏅 Burlington, KS	18 / 20 (667.8632)	3 (176.5716)	18 (161.6688)	13 (167.9656)	18 (161.6572)
Aug 11, 2023	5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS	76 / 90 (667.8744)	51 (170.8344)	82 (160.5028)	72 (166.8228)	46 (169.7144)
Jun 30, 2023	Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	20 / 33 (682.1828)	2 (180)	27 (163.9544)	20 (169.7028)	23 (168.5256)
Jun 9, 2023	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	17 / 32 (675.2912)	1 (177.7028)	24 (162.2400)	11 (172.5600)	24 (162.7884)
Oct 14, 2022	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	19 / 28 (654.7084)	11 (171.4400)	21 (159.9428)	27 (155.9428)	13 (167.3828)
Jun 10, 2022	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	17 / 29 (665.0512)	13 (172.5600)	23 (162.2628)	16 (165.6800)	15 (164.5484)
Jun 3, 2022	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	8 / 25 (679.3832)	13 (167.4516)	15 (166.2516)	7 (169.6800)	2 (176)
Oct 15, 2021	Harper County Bullseye BBQ 🏅 Harper, KS	7 / 16 (692.5260)	2 (177.7144)	7 (171.9772)	3 (178.2972)	15 (164.5372)
Jun 11, 2021	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	13 / 28 (682.1828)	23 (166.2400)	6 (174.8572)	12 (171.4056)	16 (169.6800)
Jun 4, 2021	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	18 / 28 (662.1828)	13 (169.7028)	25 (163.3944)	15 (167.9656)	23 (161.1200)
Sep 20, 2019	Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Manhattan, KS	9 / 24 (678.1712)	11 (169.1200)	5 (171.4172)	10 (170.2628)	9 (167.3712)
Jun 7, 2019	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	19 / 39 (661.0632)	24 (162.2744)	18 (164.5488)	3 (172)	20 (162.2400)
May 31, 2019	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	19 / 29 (656.4684)	8 (172.5600)	1 (175.4400)	27 (150.8112)	24 (157.6572)
Oct 19, 2018	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	32 / 33 (623.2916)	26 (161.1200)	27 (157.6916)	33 (145.6344)	26 (158.8456)
Oct 6, 2018	Rib's and Bibs Topeka, KS	19 / 37 (666.2288)	26 (162.2744)	17 (167.9888)	7 (174.2744)	24 (161.6912)
Jun 8, 2018	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	23 / 40 (656.4912)	29 (161.0972)	21 (165.6684)	14 (167.4628)	24 (162.2628)
Sep 22, 2017	Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival Junction City, KS	20 / 35 (652.5028)	29 (159.9544)	24 (161.1084)	9 (172.5600)	23 (158.8800)
Sep 8, 2017	Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS	27 / 29 (594.0916)	12 (169.1316)	27 (135.3716)	28 (148.5256)	26 (141.0628)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

BEER DART BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)